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Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 10:40 AM

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Wednesday 13th 

 

  • Absolute (0107) closes permanently
  • Planet Rock (0110) closes permanently
  • Kiss (0141) closes permanently
  • Magic (0142) closes permanently
  • Hits Radio (0143) closes permanently
  • Absolute 80s (0144) closes permanently
  • Absolute 90s (0145) closes permanently
  • Jazz FM (0146) closes permanently
  • Classic Rock (0148) closes permanently
  • Greatest Hits (0151) closes permanently

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 11:02 AM

Bauer Media has removed all of its radio stations from Sky, Freesat and Virgin. These include Absolute, Kiss, Magic, Planet Rock, Jazz FM and Greatest Hits.

 

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/11/bauer-to-remove-all-radio-stations-from-satellite-and-cable-tv-plat...

 

You can still listen on DAB or online.

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Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 10:30 AM

Greatest Hits radio channel 0151 has disappeared completely. Why?

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Loss of Radio Channel

‎13 Dec 2023 10:32 AM

Planet Rock on Channel 0110 had just disappeared from Sky+ and the E.P.G whats happening?

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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 10:34 AM

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@spursmadfan 

See

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/Changes-to-the-Sky-TV-guide-December-2023/td-p/4488943

it has closed. 


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Re: Loss of Radio Channel

‎13 Dec 2023 10:35 AM

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@SLD  It has permanently closed as of today along with several other radio channels 


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Re: Loss of Radio Channel

‎13 Dec 2023 10:35 AM

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@SLD 

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https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/Changes-to-the-Sky-TV-guide-December-2023/td-p/4488943

it has closed. 


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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 10:57 AM

So how do I listen to Greatest Hits Radio now

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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 11:00 AM

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@spursmadfan wrote:

So how do I listen to Greatest Hits Radio now

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From the stations own website - 

How can I listen to Greatest Hits Radio?

You can listen to Greatest Hits Radio on your good old traditional radio - we're on FMand DAB in lots of places.

You can find us on our website, download our free app for iPhone or Android, listen on Freeview channel 716 or ask your Smart Speaker to 'play Greatest Hits Radio'.


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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 11:00 AM

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Via apps on your Smart TV, via your phone or any other internet enabled device like an Alexa or Google Assistant device, or even a radio.

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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 11:02 AM - last edited: ‎13 Dec 2023 11:09 AM

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@spursmadfan wrote:

So how do I listen to Greatest Hits Radio now

A Duckduckgo search reveals this: https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/

 

Also see Q47 on my Sky Plus FAQ 🙂

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 11:02 AM

Bauer Media has removed all of its radio stations from Sky, Freesat and Virgin. These include Absolute, Kiss, Magic, Planet Rock, Jazz FM and Greatest Hits.

 

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/11/bauer-to-remove-all-radio-stations-from-satellite-and-cable-tv-plat...

 

You can still listen on DAB or online.

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 11:11 AM - last edited: ‎13 Dec 2023 11:51 AM

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As the figures at the end of that article indicate, satellite broadcast (effectively paying per megabyte of data transmitted) is really expensive way to reach less than 4% of the audience of a station.

 

Edit: and that's the combined figure for Sky, Freesat and Freeview (digital terrestrial television) so the percentage on satellite will be even smaller.

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 11:17 AM

Why are these channels closing?  I always listen to either Magic or Greatest Hits and both of them are closing.   😠

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

‎13 Dec 2023 11:19 AM

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@SueLynn7 wrote:

Why are these channels closing?  I always listen to either Magic or Greatest Hits and both of them are closing.   😠

The answer can be found in the links above

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Re: Greatest Hits radio

‎13 Dec 2023 11:19 AM

That's what I'd like to know.

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